Is there a gender problem in the music industry ? The International Music Council will bring together some of the leading names in the fields of music, marketing, policy and technology will meet at Alliance Française d’Accra for the 3rd Impact Music Conference. The aim of the conference is to develop a space to discuss, […]

After a successful first edition at the Harare International festival of the Arts (Zimbabwe) in 2015, the African Music Development Programme held its annual IMPACT Music Conference in Abidjan 2 months ago. Under the AMDP umbrella, the Festival des Musiques Urbaines d’Anoumabo (FEMUA) together with the Institut Français de Côte d’Ivoire hosted the « IMPACT Music […]

Training courses on Marketing, communication, media and sponsors In the framework of the African Music Development Programme, the International Music Council in partnership with “ LE KOLATIER “ implemented from October 5th to October 8th at Yaoundé, Cameroon a training session designed for young African music professionals. Participants were selected through an online application process. […]

The Music Festival LE KOLATIER will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroun from 7th to 10th October. AMDP will be operating there for its first time and many activities will be and are already put in place, such as short term and long term internships, workshops, conferences etc. This is probably one of the biggest “move” for […]

Music In Africa is an information and exchange web portal whose main purpose is to communicate on the African music sector. They kindly uploaded on their website some of the workshops and conferences material we had at hand, pending the signature of an agreement with them. Find below the link to the page. http://www.musicinafrica.net/users/african-music-development-programme-amdp#contributions-list

As part of the African Music Development Program, students from The Technical University of Kenya visited the Department of Performing Arts and Film at Makerere University in Uganda, for over a month from June 12th to July 16th. The 10 students participating in this exchange were selected through an application process. The main objective of […]

Harare, Zimbabwe, April 29th & 30th — Some of the leading names in the fields of music, marketing, policy and technology will meet at HIFA 2015 for the inaugural Impact Music Conference. The conference will run over two days with half day sessions featuring key note talks, panel discussions and presentations. They will cover a […]